diff --git a/syntax/Makefile.am b/syntax/Makefile.am
index d99dc3ad6..676ac66e3 100644
--- a/syntax/Makefile.am
+++ b/syntax/Makefile.am
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ SYNTAXFILES =			\
 	assembler.syntax	\
 	c.syntax		\
 	changelog.syntax	\
+ 	debian-changelog.syntax \
+ 	debian-control.syntax   \
+	debian-description.syntax \
+ 	debian-sources-list.syntax \
 	cs.syntax		\
 	css.syntax		\
 	d.syntax		\
diff --git a/syntax/Syntax b/syntax/Syntax
index efdd50ead..96df00ee6 100644
--- a/syntax/Syntax
+++ b/syntax/Syntax
@@ -148,5 +148,23 @@ include idl.syntax
 file Don_t_match_me Mail\sfolder ^From\s
 include mail.syntax
 
+file sources.list$ sources\slist
+include debian-sources-list.syntax
+
+file control$ Debian\scontrol\sfile
+include debian-control.syntax
+
+file (rules|rocks)$ Debian\srules
+include makefile.syntax
+
+file .\*changelog$ Debian\schangelog\sfile
+include debian-changelog.syntax
+
+file changelog.Debian$ Debian\schangelog\sfile
+include debian-changelog.syntax
+
+file .\*\\.dsc$ Debian\sdescriptiom\sfile
+include debian-description.syntax
+
 file .\* unknown
 include unknown.syntax
diff --git a/syntax/debian-changelog.syntax b/syntax/debian-changelog.syntax
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..173b62471
--- /dev/null
+++ b/syntax/debian-changelog.syntax
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+context default
+
+    keyword linestart \s\s\*		brightcyan/17
+    keyword linestart \s--		brightred/19
+    keyword linestart \s\s\s\s\+     	cyan/17
+
+    keyword <*@*>			brightred/19
+    keyword whole experimental;		brightmagenta/magenta
+    keyword whole unstable;		brightmagenta/magenta
+    keyword whole stable;		brightmagenta/magenta
+    keyword whole urgency=low		yellow/24
+    keyword whole urgency=medium	brightgreen/6
+    keyword whole urgency=high		white/25
+    keyword whole urgency=LOW		yellow/24
+    keyword whole urgency=MEDIUM	brightgreen/6
+    keyword whole urgency=HIGH		white/25
+
+    keyword whole bug			white/25
+    keyword whole Bug			white/25
+    keyword whole BUG			white/25
diff --git a/syntax/debian-control.syntax b/syntax/debian-control.syntax
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8778cdd03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/syntax/debian-control.syntax
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+context default
+    keyword linestart Source		brightmagenta/20
+    keyword linestart Section		brightmagenta/20
+    keyword linestart Priority		brightmagenta/20
+    keyword linestart Maintainer	brightmagenta/20
+    keyword linestart Standards-Version	brightmagenta/20
+    keyword linestart Package		green/6
+    keyword linestart Architecture	green/6
+    keyword linestart Depends		green/6
+    keyword linestart Recommends	green/6
+    keyword linestart Suggests		green/6
+    keyword linestart Conflicts		green/6
+    keyword linestart Replaces		green/6
+    keyword linestart Provides		green/6
+    keyword linestart Pre-Depends	green/6
+    keyword linestart Build-Depends	green/6
+    keyword linestart Build-Depends-Indep	green/6
+    keyword linestart Build-Conflicts	green/6
+    keyword linestart Build-Conflicts-Indep	green/6
+    keyword linestart Description	green/6
+    keyword <*@*>			brightred/19
+
+context linestart \s \n brown/22
diff --git a/syntax/debian-description.syntax b/syntax/debian-description.syntax
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2a4815f39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/syntax/debian-description.syntax
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+context default
+    keyword linestart Format		green
+    keyword linestart Source		brightmagenta
+    keyword linestart Version		yellow
+    keyword linestart Binary		brightgreen
+    keyword linestart Maintainer	brightmagenta
+    keyword <*@*>			brightred
+    keyword linestart Architecture	cyan
+    keyword linestart Standards-Version	brightmagenta
+    keyword linestart Build-Depends	green
+    keyword linestart Files		green
+
+context --- \n				brightred
+    spellcheck
+
diff --git a/syntax/debian-sources-list.syntax b/syntax/debian-sources-list.syntax
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..654fa8da8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/syntax/debian-sources-list.syntax
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+context default
+    keyword linestart deb-src	brightmagenta/20
+    keyword linestart deb	brightmagenta/20
+    keyword \$\(ARCH\) brightred/18
+
+context # \n brown/22
+context ftp\:\/\/ \s green/6
+context http\:\/\/ \s green/6
+context cdrom\:\/ \s yellow/24
+context file\:\/ \s brightcyan/14
+
+###############################################################################